Eastern New Guinea Shrew Mouse

Eastern New Guinea Shrew MouseThe Eastern New Guinea shrew mouse is a small, slender rodent with dark gray-brown fur. Museum specimens place it in the montane forests of east-central New Guinea.What does it look like?Its body is narrow and elongated, with dark brownish-gray fur above and slightly paler fur below. The dark tail can be nearly as long as the body.How does it live?The Eastern New Guinea shrew mouse is a small, slender rodent with dark gray-brown fur. Museum specimens place it in the montane forests of east-central New Guinea.Most specimens with habitat notes were collected in mossy montane forest. The available sources do not provide enough direct observations to describe its daily behavior in detail.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.